Though still low in Europe and Central Asia, hunger rates worsened by pandemic impacts

13/12/2021
Undernourishment and severe and moderate food insecurity rates in Europe and Central Asia are, on average, much lower than in the rest of the world.
However, more than 14 million people became moderately or severely food insecure from 2019 to 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Furthermore, with overweight and obesity well above the global prevalence – and on the rise – the region’s 50-plus countries must renew their commitments to ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030, as envisaged by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).